Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
304 | 187 | 114 | 92 | 73 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:03AM3.47m | 2:34PM3.22m | 2:34AM3.53m | 3:05PM3.25m | 3:06AM3.52m | 3:36PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.10m | 8:22PM0.42m | 8:49AM0.05m | 8:56PM0.38m | 9:22AM0.08m | 9:30PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | N 6 | E 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SE 5 |
304 | 187 | 109 | 66 | 73 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 23 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | NNE 6 |
— | — | 114 | 68 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SSE 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 |
143 | 153 | — | 92 | — | 22 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 9 | 23 | 214 | 180 | 39 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 25 | 25 | 185 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 614 | 546 | 340 | 144 |
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